In re the Welfare of the Child of J.K.T.

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge.

In this appeal, we must determine whether the death of a child pending his mother’s appeal from a final order terminating her parental rights affects the appeal. We conclude that the termination order remains ripe for review because (1) the abatement doctrine advanced by appellant-mother has not been adopted by Minnesota courts or the legislature; (2) the appeal concerns appellant’s constitutional rights; (3) the appeal was perfected before the child’s death; (4) the district court no longer has jurisdiction to convert the involuntary termination order to a voluntary…